Russia signs agreement with Aireon for space-based ADS-B

Russian air navigation and aviation information service providers have signed an agreement with US-based Aireon, marking the first inroads for the nascent space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) provider in Eastern Europe.
Under the agreement, joint stock company Azimut, a provider of aircraft-surveillance information to Russia’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), and JSC Infocom, Russia’s aviation information-services provider, will evaluate the ...